MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - July 22

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INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares tentative on lingering geopolitical tensions

* Oil firms on Ukraine crisis; August WTI spikes before expiry

* Gold steady over $1,300 as conflicts spur safe-haven bids

* MIDEAST STOCKS-UAE rebounds amid more Arabtec turmoil; Qatar, Egypt slip

* MIDEAST DEBT -Cash-flush Gulf banks grab top spots in region's loan market

* Gaza death toll tops 500 as U.S. steps up ceasefire efforts

* Arab rifts may complicate search for Gaza truce

* China's oil imports from Iran rise nearly 50 pct Jan-June

* Yemen struggles towards fuel price reform as finances crumble

TURKEY

* Turkey's Kurdish candidate says peace does not hinge on Erdogan

* Turkey's Arcelik to issue bonds worth up to 500 mln euros

* Turkish assets rise, focus on company results and central bank

* Turkiye Finans raises $252 mln from first sukuk issuance in Malaysia

* Turk Telekom's Q2 net profit jumps to 801 mln lira

EGYPT

* Kerry, in Cairo, presses for Gaza cease-fire

* Egypt delays bond sale results as short-term yields soar

* Egypt may be flexible on its Gaza proposal to accommodate Hamas - officials

* Reforming Egypt's black market - high hurdles, big rewards

* Egypt Suez Canal revenue up 9.7 pct yr/yr in June - state info portal

SAUDI ARABIA

* MEDIA-Saudi Arabia to open stock market to foreigners - Bloomberg

* IMF raises Saudi economic growth forecast to 4.6 pct for 2014

* Saudi telco Mobily Q2 profit hit by Atheeb deal provision

* Saudi Electricity Q2 profit jumps 144 pct on one-time gain

* Saudi's Fawaz Alhokair Q2 net profit up 15.7 pct, misses forecasts

* Saudi Telecom to pay Q2 dividend of 0.75 riyals/share

* Saudi's Kingdom Holding Q2 net profit rises 16.8 pct

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Poste Italiane puts conditions on Alitalia-Etihad deal -sources

* Lufthansa joins Emirates in calls for airlines summit on MH17

* Board of Dubai's Arabtec to meet on Thursday

QATAR

* Qatar 2022 ethics investigation to report in September

* Qatari lender Al Khaliji names Ezzdine as acting CEO - statement

* Qatar Navigation posts 9.7 pct net profit fall in H1

OMAN

* Fitch Affirms 5 Omani Banks' IDRs; Upgrades 3 Banks' Viability Ratings

KUWAIT

* Kuwaiti bank KFH Q2 net profit rises 6.4 pct, misses estimates

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom)

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